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OL Grant Toutant hopes to make a big impression for Warren De La Salle

“I’ve been to Central Michigan and the University of Michigan and I’m going to Penn State this weekend," Toutant said Thursday at the team’s bowling outing at Total Sports in Harrison Twp. "The camps have been good and I was thinking about going to some more, but going to all of our workouts is a priority now."

Giannone said Toutant, 16, has the ability to pancake opposing defensive linemen.

“I’m not sure about all the schools, but I know Northwestern and Michigan State are really interested in him," Giannone said. "He’s good in the classroom, so that’s going to help him and how he plays this year is going to be huge for him.’’

247Sports doesn’t have a rating on Toutant, who is slated to be in the class of 2020, but listed Indiana State as a school that had offered him along with interest from CMU, Duke, Indiana and Iowa State.

“He has the length, he as the feet, he has the will and the desire," Giannone said Thursday morning. “The only thing lacking now is that he has to get a little more fire in his butt so when he goes after people he doesn’t think he’s hurting anybody. ... He came to us at 192 (pounds) and by the end of the season he was at 240. He went from 6-4 to 6-7, so he was still feeling out his body."

Toutant said he didn’t want to put on any more weight because he’s the center on the basketball team and wanted to keep his mobility.

Toutant is penciled in at right tackle.

“I’ve always been a passive player,’’ Toutant admitted. “This year I’m trying to be more aggressive. I’m handling the attention right now. My focus is on the team."

Toutant won’t be the only member of his family being recruited. His sister Hannah, is a 6-0 freshman basketball player at Macomb Dakota.